HONEY BEE SWARM

Swarming is the process by which a queen bee leaves the original colony with a large group of workers. In the case
of a traditional hive split, the old queen stays at the current location and about 60% of the worker bees take off with the new queen in search of
a new home.

HONEY BEE HIVES

Honey bee swarms are not dangerous, but they do need to find an appropriate home. Beekeepers can help by
collecting the swarm. The Municipal Swarm Capture Program seeks to initiate a public reporting system to effectively capture and relocate swarms.